Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus, syphilis, hepatitis B and C in blood donations in Namibia.

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dc.contributor.authorMavenyengwa, Rooyen T.
dc.contributor.authorMukesi, Munyaradzi
dc.contributor.authorChipare, Israel
dc.contributor.authorShoombe, Esra
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-22T11:56:48Z
dc.date.available2014-07-22T11:56:48Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractBackground: Transfusion Transmissible Infections (TTIs) such as Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), syphilis, hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are infections which are common in some communities in Southern Africa. It is important to screen blood donations for these infections. Methods: This is a retrospective study which involved reviewing of previous blood donation records for the year 2012 in Namibia. The records were analyzed to determine the prevalence of HIV, syphilis, Hepatitis B and C among blood donations with regard to gender, age and geographical region of the donors. Results: The findings indicated a significantly low prevalence of HIV, syphilis, HBsAg and anti-Hepatitis C among the blood donations. A low infection rate of 1.3% by any of the four tested TTIs was found among the blood donations given by the donor population in Namibia in 2012. Conclusion: The blood donations given by the donor population in Namibia has a low infection rate with the HIV, syphilis, HBsAg and anti-HCV. A strict screening regime must continue to be used as the infections are still present albeit in small numbers.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMavenyengwa, R. T., Mukesi, M., Chipare, I., & Shoombe, E. (2014). Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus, syphilis, hepatitis B and C in blood donations in Namibia. BMC Public Health, 14(424), 1-7.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1471-2458
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10628/477
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBMC Public Healthen_US
dc.subjectHuman Immunodeficiency Virus - Namibiaen_US
dc.subjectHIV - Namibiaen_US
dc.subjectSyphilis - Namibiaen_US
dc.subjectHepatitis B - Namibiaen_US
dc.subjectHepatitis C - Namibiaen_US
dc.subjectBlood donations - Namibiaen_US
dc.titlePrevalence of human immunodeficiency virus, syphilis, hepatitis B and C in blood donations in Namibia.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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